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Move of new Sportsim topics to company blog

I will from now on blog Sportsim related stuff on the new  Sportsim Weblog.

At this page I will finally try to get on with content related to blog theme.

Check out the latest Google Maps Replay beta in the report from the marathon in New York City Sunday Nov. 6th.

Sognefjorden Adventure

Cecilie and I spent a week walking the mountain range south of Sognefjorden in the western part of Norway.  Sognefjorden is the Longest (204 km) and Deepest fjord in the World (1308m at it deepest).  The mountains around Vik and Fresvik are spectacular,  rising to 1500 m straight up from the fjord level. It also contains a lot of rich vegetation and even a large glacier.  As a Norwegian, I can't believe I havent been walking these mountains before now :-)  We met a nice Dutch couple who had just set up an adventure business in Vik, http://www.sognadventure.no .  They provide guided hikes and rent out kayak and mountain bike equipment, so hook up with them when you go there.

Of course, everything is now tracked with GPS and documented with camera:

Flatafjellet
View Track and Pic's with Google Maps

Vik to Fresvik
View Track and Pic's with Google Maps

New York City Marathon on Google Maps

I ran the New York City Marathon in 2003 with a GPS receiver and just might make a comeback this year. During the run I shot some pics you will see when you replay one of the racers on Google Maps

Notice the great Hybrid image! Google Maps open API sounds like a disruptive change in map use. It will be interesting to follow and check out all the new apps coming out of this. The world will never be the same.

New York City Marathon track with Google Maps

Central Park 6Mile Loop

The full Central Park loop on approx. 6 miles - great for marathon preparations.

The runners tracked their run with GPS receiver. Check out their run on the Sportsim beta with Google Maps, very cool!

Find more information about this run on the New York Road Runners web site.

ESRI 5K Fun Run San Diego July 27th

Note: After weblog redesign the applet does not fit very well, but check out the new Sportsim stuff with Google Maps